Why does Kylo Ren lie to Hux in TLJ?
So, when Kylo Ren regains consciousness in the throne room near the end of TLJ, he lies and tells Hux that Rey killed Snoke.
At first I thought that he wasn’t consciously lying, like in his mind he genuinely believed that Rey was responsible for Snoke’s death. However, at the very beginning of TROS, he brags to Palpatine about killing Snoke, so that means that he did consciously lie to Hux.
Why? What did he gain from lying?
- Rey is already an enemy of the First Order and they’re already actively hunting her down.
- Is he afraid of being punished for killing Snoke? Why? Realistically, what’s anyone going to do to him if he openly admits to what he did?
- Is he worried that Hux will question his loyalty if he knew the truth?
Was he just throwing dirt on Rey’s name because he was hurt and angered by her rejection? Is it just meant to remind the audience of the absence of trust between Kylo and Hux?
I watched TLJ and TROS back-to-back last night and it seemed like nothing much really came of this onscreen. I was wondering if it was a plotline that got dropped between movies or if it was never really intended to go anywhere.